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Opinion
Accessible Child Care
An early-childhood expert writes that it’s time to pass legislation that includes funding that will elevate the compensation of child care workers.The population can pay young workers better wages or it can pay child care workers directly.
I am for paying the young workers.
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N.Y. / Region
Man Shot by Officer in Queens Apartment Is Charged With Burglary
Felix Perez, 37, was also charged with criminal possession of stolen property and resisting arrest, the authorities said. He remained hospitalized.There will be no protest.
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Magazine
Can I Put Down My Aging Pooch?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to make a hard decision about an old dog before a stressful trip and weighing politeness against public health when it concerns a contagious child.Keep the dog as long as the dog and you are enjoying life.
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Real Estate
$1,250,000 Homes in Hawaii, New York and Indiana
A house in Keauhou, Hawaii, a condo in an Indianapolis church and a contemporary in Austerlitz, N.Y.I have no desire for a palace.
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N.Y. / Region
Bronx Assemblyman Files Complaint Against the Police
The assemblyman, Michael Blake, says an officer used excessive force against him as he was asking about police activity at a public housing complex.The police are upset with the public.
That is not an excuse for a failure to respect the public.
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Sports
Rare Show of Discord Between I.O.C. and World Anti-Doping Agency Over Russian Scandal
The World Anti-Doping Agency released a statement Monday, defending its response to the Russian doping scandal, which had been criticized by the president of the International Olympic Committee.The IOC does not want to ban Russia from the Olympics.
The ban on Russian participation is appropriate.
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Sports
I.O.C. Panel to Determine Which Russian Athletes May Compete in Olympics
A panel of three international sports executives will rule on more than 250 Russian athletes cleared by their own federations."Just say no."
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N.Y. / Region
Pupils at New York’s Most Troubled Schools Keep Pace With Peers
Schools in the Renewal program showed gains on statewide tests in reading and math that were comparable to increases at other city schools.The program is working. It is slower than expected.
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Real Estate
The Town Center Regains Significance
Easton, a mixed-use project in Columbus, Ohio, that began construction in 1993, was inspired by principles that distinguish American towns built before 1900.It looks like the developers have missed the essential driver of the rural town.
They have built a company town.
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Sports
Sailors on Guanabara Bay Are Adept at Dodging Debris and Skirting Sewage
Olympic organizers have admitted that their efforts to clean up the bay in Rio de Janeiro have fallen short, leaving polluted water for the competitors.The competitions will happen.
The price will be high.
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The Upshot
The Right to Know That an Operation Is ‘Next to Useless’
About 400,000 middle-aged and older Americans a year have meniscus surgery. One problem: There’s no evidence that it’s worth it.Ok.
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Opinion
Dog-Days Pet Protections
Don’t forget to plan for power outages in the summer heat, the president of the American Human Association says.High temperatures kill. Cool water can help.
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N.Y. / Region
City Report Suggests Progress in Effort to Curb Violence at Rikers Island
The New York City Correction Department on Tuesday heralded a substantial drop in Rikers Island officers’ use of physical force on inmates resulting in serious injuries in the first half of the year.Some progress.
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N.Y. / Region
Memories of Depression-Era Brooklyn
From his home in Manhattan, a man recalled a childhood in places that were considered lower-middle-class, then dangerous, and now becoming fashionable.Only the shells remain.
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Health
Of Retirement Age, but Remaining in the Work Force
More and more adults older than 65 are still employed, whether for personal satisfaction or because of economic realities.Many of the children lack skills.
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U.S.
Body Camera Failed to Record Chicago Police Shooting of Black Teenager
Three officers were suspended for their roles in the killing of an 18-year-old suspect, who was shot in the back last week."Action now."
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Magazine
The Brain That Couldn’t Remember
The untold story of the fight over the legacy of “H.M.” — the patient who revolutionized the science of memory.The work is important.
This part of the work is done.
Cleaning up is necessary.
People rarely get to clean up after themselves.
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U.S.
Skydiver Survives Jump From 25,000 Feet, and Without a Parachute
With a live television audience watching, Luke Aikins, a veteran jumper, drops into a net less than half the size of a football field in the California desert.It was a well designed stunt.
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World
Pope Francis Appoints Panel to Study Women Deacons
Phyllis Zagano, who was appointed by Pope Francis to study the possibility of ordaining women as deacons, discusses what the group aims to accomplish.Change is predicted.
The intention to consider the ordination of women is news.
The event has not happened yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordination#Roman_Catholic.2C_Orthodox.2C_and_Anglican_churches
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Health
Setting the Body’s ‘Serial Killers’ Loose on Cancer
After a long, intense pursuit, researchers are close to bringing to market a daring new treatment: cell therapy that turbocharges the immune system to fight cancer.It is dramatic progress.
It is not a general cure.
The work continues.
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